Impkovement in tenoning machine



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S-PECIFICATION. T0 ALL WI-IOM IT MAY CONOERN: A

Be it known that I, DARI'US EVERS, of Van Wert, in the county of Van Wert, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and improved Gaining and Rebating Machine, and I do hereby declare that the following is 'a`full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in whichv Figure I is a vertical longitudinal section of the machine, taken in the line a: w, iig. 2.

Figure 2 is a plan. i

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section, taken in the line y y, gQQ.

Figure 11l is a detached top view of the cutting tools.

Figure 5 is a detached side view of the same, in the line z a, tig. 4.

Similar letters of reference indicate like'parts. I

This invention relates to a machine for rebating and. gaining lumber for joiners and cabinet-makers, and other workers in wood requiring joints or tenons in their Work. It is a great labor-saving machine, and will perform the work of ten men better than hand labor.

Upon a frame, A A, or any suitable framing, is hung the saw mandrel, a, worked'by pulleys, b Z1', and fast and loose pulleys, c c,`receiving power from any prime mover. On the inner end of the mandrel a is fastened a stationary-flanged collar, d, against which a circular saw, e, is secured by two draft-bolts, it', passing 'through opposite sides of the collar; and the similar collar al is made` to slide on the mandrel, to which. it is feathered to prevent turning; the saw e is secured to the inside of the sliding collar d in a similar manner by the draftbolts z" i', and is held in place on the mandrel by set screws, h L. The bolts z' z' and t" e" project beyond the inside faces of the saws, e e', and in their projected ends 'are mortises forv receiving the s'hanks of chisel shaped bits or cutters, s s', set parallel to each other on each saw and at right angles to each other on opposite saws, as 'shown in figure 5. Their cutting edges are set at right angles to the saws, and flush with the points of the saw teeth. Small steadypins are placed behind the shanks of the bits.

The sliding collar d, may be adjusted to. cut gains of any desired width not exceeding the width of both bits, or the bits may be changed to cut any desirable Width.

A sliding carriage, D, is placed upon the saw table C, which maybe of ordinary construction, to carry 4the lumber to be worked over the gain cutter, which cuts the gains or rebates on the under side of the stui to any desired depth without regard to its thickness, provision being made to raise or lower the saw table as necessary by means 'of the four sliding wedges, j' f f f, under the four corners,l which are set up by the crank screw g.

For cutting the lumber at any angle I attach on the upper side of the carriage Da movable rest, c k, which is fastened to a semicircular slotted plate, m, both turning upon a centre piny n, so that the rest le 7c shall lie at any desired angle to the -line of movement of the carriage D, for passing the lumber over the gaining-cutters, at which angle it is held in place by the thumb-screw t, in the slot of the scmicircular plate, m. For regulating the lengths' of the stuff and the distances apart for cutting the gains, without laying oii' the work, I also attach a stop-gauge spring to the movable rest cc, which is not shown in the drawing. On the front side of the carriage D Vis attached a spring'lever, p p, pivoted at one end, on which is placed a shifting fulcrum, u the lever, p p, is brought down upon thel end of the lumber to hold it firmly while it is cut, being fastened down by the catch, w. Y

i To operate the machine, the cutting tools and the sliding carriage being properly adjusted for working to the right width and depth, the lumber is placed on the sliding carriage D, against the rest c k, and passed over the tools, which cut the rebate or gain at one operation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new 'and desire to secure by Letters Patent iss- The cutter-head constructed. of the sliding collars d d, saws e e, cutters s s, and mortised` bolts z' z', when arranged and operating substantially as described for the purpose specified.

The above 4specification of my'invention, signed by me this 30th day of April, 1866.

DARIUS EVERS.

Witnesses Jos. Russnnenow, Davis JOHNSON. 

